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A History of the Royal Navy: World War I
Mike Farquharson-Roberts
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Description for A History of the Royal Navy: World War I
Hardback. This book tells the story and places the Royal Navy back at the heart of the British war effort, showing that without the naval dimension the First World War would not have been a truly global conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 bw integrated, 16 colour in 8pp plates, 2-3 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
World War I is one of the iconic conflicts of the modern era. For many years the war at sea has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that war, the British Government had expected and intended its military contribution to be largely naval. This was a war of ideologies fought by and for empires. Britain was not defending simply an island; it was defending a far flung empire. Without the navy such an undertaking would have been impossible. In many respects the Royal Navy fought along the longest 'front' of any fighting force of the Great War, ... Read more
World War I is one of the iconic conflicts of the modern era. For many years the war at sea has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that war, the British Government had expected and intended its military contribution to be largely naval. This was a war of ideologies fought by and for empires. Britain was not defending simply an island; it was defending a far flung empire. Without the navy such an undertaking would have been impossible. In many respects the Royal Navy fought along the longest 'front' of any fighting force of the Great War, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780768380
SKU
V9781780768380
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Ref
99-50
About Mike Farquharson-Roberts
Mike Farquharson-Roberts CBE OStJ PhD MA MB BS FRCS holds a PhD in Maritime History from University of Exeter. He previously had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.
Reviews for A History of the Royal Navy: World War I
'This book is essential and enjoyable reading for anyone who wants to understand the nature of the truly global war fought beyond the trenches of the Western Front. Insightful, authoritative and digestible, it opens a window onto the Royal Navy's vital but largely unseen work: from executing the strategic economic blockade which tied a noose around the neck of Kaiser's ... Read more